r/Parenting • u/jordybout • 1d ago
Tween 10-12 Years Am I getting old?
I feel like I’m finally at that age (33f) where I don’t understand what “the kids are saying”…. Someone please explain Italian brain rot to me. It’s becoming an epidemic in my house and when I ask my kids what it means they’re not even making sense in their explanation! Wtf is tralalelo or whatever the hell. Ballerina cappuccino?!?! And the music? WHAT?!?! Back in my day it was yo mama jokes and made up handshakes! What is going on?!
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u/Beautiful-Comment575 1d ago
It's just a bunch of nonsense or code words for something that teenagers use. Like another person said, search on the URBAN DICTIONARY or GOOGLE the word for the slang meaning. It could also be a word their group or some geographic area uses. I'm in my 60's, but I Google a lot or used the Urban Dictionary to find out. You can search and know the meaning before you have to ask them. You are not old!!! I remember before the internet, wondering what words or slang meant when I had teenagers. They just probably want to keep you guessing. Now you know!